Goodbye, Dear Friend

Hello Friends,

The nations are being shaken, big nations and smaller nations. Mozambique too has been shaken through the death of Afonso Dhlakama, the main opposition leader. Not only was he a hero, but a father figure to more than half the nation. Personally, we lost a friend. This man opened the way for us to preach the gospel into the far forbidden regions of Mozambique. Since 1985 he continued to assist us in the most extreme of circumstances. Eventually we were privileged to help in return by flying Afonso Dhlakama and his delegation on many peace talk missions that finally led to the signing of the Mozambique Peace Accord in Rome. If you read our book, “Beyond the Shadow”, you will understand some of the depth and meaning of this event to us; and how important it was to be at the funeral. Reconnecting with friends whom we met in the bush so many years ago was an experience that cannot be adequately described. It was a day of deep emotion.